Here's t link: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=JUEFVG ENEA01YQSNDBCCKH0CJUMEKJVN?articleID=165702588 The bottom line is that they compare retail VOIP providers like Comcast Cable, Time-Warner Cable, AT&T, Vonage, Packet8 et al. Their methodology seems sound. Their conclusion is that retail VOIP services don't yet match the PSTN for reliability & call quality. It is interesting that all of these retail providers use ATA type devices. I wonder how some of the stronger true ITSPs like Level3 or even Nufone, VOIPJet, etc would fare, especially with an all digital scheme...ie hard IP phones. My own sense is that my IP base calls are cleaner than my SBC lines. I accept that they're less reliable, but much of that I attribute to the fact that I'm no Linux guru and I use a retail DSL line as my IP access. Michael Graves -- Michael Graves mgraves@pixelpower.com Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com Pixel Power Inc. mgraves@mstvp.com o713-861-4005 o800-905-6412 c713-201-1262
Michael Graves wrote:> Here's t > link: > > http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=JUEFVG > ENEA01YQSNDBCCKH0CJUMEKJVN?articleID=165702588 > > The bottom line is that they compare retail VOIP providers like Comcast > Cable, Time-Warner Cable, AT&T, Vonage, Packet8 et al. Their > methodology seems sound. Their conclusion is that retail VOIP services > don't yet match the PSTN for reliability & call quality. > > It is interesting that all of these retail providers use ATA type > devices. I wonder how some of the stronger true ITSPs like Level3 or > even Nufone, VOIPJet, etc would fare, especially with an all digital > scheme...ie hard IP phones. > > My own sense is that my IP base calls are cleaner than my SBC lines. I > accept that they're less reliable, but much of that I attribute to the > fact that I'm no Linux guru and I use a retail DSL line as my IP > access. > > Michael Graves >How do you see an ATA as different from and IP hardphone? As far as I can tell having the phone and ATA integrated isn't all THAT desirable, but that's me, I like to be able to choose the features on my phone and be able to connect it to the net... But that's just me.
I agree with you but not 100% with them. An IP to Ip call on an ATA flat out is better . Now don't even get me started about cellular. My Service dosen't drop calls in the middle of conversations. VoIP is a notch better than Cellular. Michael Graves wrote:>Here's t >link: > >http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=JUEFVG >ENEA01YQSNDBCCKH0CJUMEKJVN?articleID=165702588 > >The bottom line is that they compare retail VOIP providers like Comcast >Cable, Time-Warner Cable, AT&T, Vonage, Packet8 et al. Their >methodology seems sound. Their conclusion is that retail VOIP services >don't yet match the PSTN for reliability & call quality. > >It is interesting that all of these retail providers use ATA type >devices. I wonder how some of the stronger true ITSPs like Level3 or >even Nufone, VOIPJet, etc would fare, especially with an all digital >scheme...ie hard IP phones. > >My own sense is that my IP base calls are cleaner than my SBC lines. I >accept that they're less reliable, but much of that I attribute to the >fact that I'm no Linux guru and I use a retail DSL line as my IP >access. > >Michael Graves > > >-- >Michael Graves mgraves@pixelpower.com >Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com >Pixel Power Inc. mgraves@mstvp.com > >o713-861-4005 >o800-905-6412 >c713-201-1262 > > > >_______________________________________________ >Asterisk-Users mailing list >Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > >